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Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

byBackblaze
in
4.4
Market Presence: Public Cloud Storage Services, Worldwide (Transitioning to Strategic Cloud Platform Services), Hybrid Cloud Storage

Overview

Service Information on Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage?

Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is a software designed to provide object storage capabilities for businesses and developers. The software enables users to store and manage large volumes of data, supporting a range of use cases such as backups, archiving, content delivery, and disaster recovery. Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage integrates with various third-party tools and platforms to facilitate data access, retrieval, and management. The software offers features including RESTful APIs, access controls, lifecycle management, and compatibility with major storage protocols, aiming to address data durability and scalability requirements for organizations seeking reliable cloud-based storage solutions.

Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Pricing

Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model where charges are based on the amount of storage used per month and the volume of data downloaded. The software offers additional fees for API calls and other operations, and provides tiered pricing for higher usage levels. There are no minimum storage limits or contracts required. Data uploaded to the software is not charged.

Overall experience with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
1B - 3B USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“B2 Cloud Storage Offers Simplicity but Faces Limitations with Large File Backups”

5.0
Nov 25, 2025
B2 Cloud storage is a really good product, it's way too easy to use, reliable, it's a solid choice for cloud storage and for me it was the best product for organization backup, the pricing is great compared to competitions and the setup for this product is straightforward and easy to implement.
HEAD OF IT
<50M USD, Energy and Utilities
CRITICAL

“Easy Deployment Is Overshadowed By Slowness Handling Extensive Backup Storage”

3.0
Sep 8, 2025
In our case, the product worked properly until we increased the amount of data we stored, in our case backups (around 36TB). The setup and deployment are easy to do, but after some time as we increased the amount of data, we started to have gransfer issues, and the management tools (like the file explorer), became very slow as they were not prepared for the volume of files.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 14th January 2025

Backblaze B2 is S3 compatible cloud object storage built for availability, reliability, durability, and affordability at scale. Enterprises around the world use it for backup and cyber resilience, active archive, and application storage use cases. The platform’s free egress up to 3x the amount of monthly storage means organizations can run full disaster recovery tests without incurring download expenses. Meanwhile, its tech stack agnostic approach and third-party integrations enable organizations to use the service seamlessly with their preferred on-premises storage, CDN, compute, and other providers. The company supports security and compliance requirements including SOC2 Type2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001. The company also offers subsidized Universal Data Migration service to help customers copy or move data into the Backblaze storage cloud from legacy cloud services, on-premises systems, and LTO/tape.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2007
Head office location
San Mateo, United States
Number of employees
201 - 500
Website
https://www.backblaze.com/

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Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Likes & Dislikes

Like

What I like most about Back Blaze is the easy attitude, like things are simple, Junior IT can easily create a cloud backup for organization and get to know the product in days, the flexible restore process saves us a lot of headaches and above all its the back blaze support who make the different, the support center is something to admire, we need them for one time and I still remember the good service they got

Like

It follows the keep it simple philosophy, is very easy to prepare and the management of the S3 buckets is effective and smart , and its price is very competitive.

Like

Backblaze B2 is very low cost compared to other cloud providers. There are a lot of available as S3 compatible APIs making it easier to integrate with existing tools and applications. Pay-as-you-go pricing is helpful for smaller companies that do not have a lot of data.

Dislike

Sometimes the backup speed can be really slow, especially for big files like CAD and big projects. The user interface is less intuitive when you need to do things deeply and the thing I dislike about back blaze its, they got one datacenter from my remember so it's kind of concern while your organization need to be secured and spread on additional geographic locations.

Dislike

Whe the volum of information and the number of files grows a lot (in our case over 25TB), the service causes problems. We've suffered transfer issues and browsing problems within the file repositories (S3 buckets in our case).

Dislike

Weekend and after-hours support is limited. There are also fewer data center regions compared to the major providers which can affect latency and compliance requirements for certain geographies.

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Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(27 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
59%
4 Star
33%
3 Star
7%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
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Evaluation & Contracting

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4.5

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4.7

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4.6

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4.5

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  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
    1B-10B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    B2 Cloud Storage Offers Simplicity but Faces Limitations with Large File Backups

    5.0
    Nov 25, 2025
    B2 Cloud storage is a really good product, it's way too easy to use, reliable, it's a solid choice for cloud storage and for me it was the best product for organization backup, the pricing is great compared to competitions and the setup for this product is straightforward and easy to implement.
  • IT ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Backblaze B2 Offers Affordable Storage With Easy Integration and S3-Compatible APIs

    4.0
    Dec 15, 2025
    Needed a low-cost, highly scalable object storage service. We were using another vendor and it was very costly and we trialed BackBlaze and thought it was very easy to set up and use as we integrated it with our Veeam backup server.
  • Business Operations Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Real Estate
    Review Source

    Transition From Monthly To Annual Subscription Supported By Responsive Service Team

    5.0
    Oct 3, 2025
    We have been utilizing BackBlaze for a few years now, on a month to month subscription basis. I worked with our CSM Josh R to move to an annual subscription model. He provided us with multiple options and quick answers to questions. They worked within our process to get us set up, which we truly appreciate.
  • IT SERVICES ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Off-Site Backup Solution Offers Good Pricing Amid Dashboard UI Limitations

    4.0
    Nov 24, 2025
    We used it mainly for off-site backups and some archive storage. The service is lightweight, fast enough, and pretty cost-effective.
  • HEAD OF IT
    <50M USD
    Energy and Utilities
    Review Source

    Easy Deployment Is Overshadowed By Slowness Handling Extensive Backup Storage

    3.0
    Sep 8, 2025
    In our case, the product worked properly until we increased the amount of data we stored, in our case backups (around 36TB). The setup and deployment are easy to do, but after some time as we increased the amount of data, we started to have gransfer issues, and the management tools (like the file explorer), became very slow as they were not prepared for the volume of files.
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